14 and 16 weeks

How far along? 17 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: about 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? Mix and match some normal some maternity

Stretch marks? No new ones
Sleep: Exhaustion is starting to let up. I had a period of time where I was having crazy dreams/nightmares that was keeping me up at night, but now I am sleeping good again
Best moment this week: Elective ultrasound to confirm that he is indeed a BOY

Worse moment this week: back pain getting worse and worse
Have you told family and friends: Everyone knows.
Miss Anything? Feeling normal. Ugh I used to say this when I was pregnant with Aurora and unfortunately that "normal" never came back. This time I just mean I miss having my own body.
Movement: I am feeling movement pretty consistently every day now. I have had two big kicks that literally knocked my breath out. I'm nervous for when he gets stronger.

Food cravings: Honestly nothing. I have been eating ice cream at night to help with heart burn, but I don't really crave it.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Still toddler diapers and the fridge is the absolute worst.
Gender: BOY BOY BOY
Symptoms: My breaking out got a lot better. I'm getting hints of heart burn and feeling lots of stretching and growing.
Labor Signs: Not any time soon
Belly Button in or out? In 
Wedding rings on or off? I purchased fake size 7 wedding rings that look just like my real ones to wear until I have this baby and can get my real wedding rings resized. I don't want to resize them just to resize them again.
Happy or Moody most of the time: I go back and forth to be honest. Like multiple times an hour lol.
Looking forward to: Grammy coming to visit for big sisters birthday and getting to be here for the anatomy scan!

New this time: Holy BACK PAIN. My back/hips feel like they are going to fall off its so painful. I'm thinking about seeing a chiropractor. It was definitely not this bad when I was pregnant with Aurora even at 39 weeks.

New Year, New Baby!

8DPO-12DPO

A new baby Clay is coming in July 2018! I am 12 weeks pregnant, officially out of the scary first trimester, and here is how I've been feeling.

How far along? 12 weeks

Total weight gain/loss: about 5 lbs
Maternity clothes? I've broken out a couple of old maternity shirts mixed with my normal shirts and I'm mostly just wearing leggings. At night I live in hubbys clothes because I don't want anything touching me.

Stretch marks? No new ones
Sleep: Tired alll the time. I hit a brick wall pretty much every day at around 6/7pm. I also have been sneaking naps in when Aurora is napping during the day. When I do fall asleep I am dead to the world and pretty cranky if something wakes me up.
Best moment this week: Finding out the gender! 

Worse moment this week: This winter has been nasty with sickness going around. It feels like my whole family has been sick for like a whole month long.
Have you told family and friends: We announced on Christmas.
Miss Anything? Drinking some wine would be nice, and being able to take some cold medicine would help a lot when I'm feeling sick and stuffy.
Movement: I feel some flutters every now and then but I can't really tell if it's baby or just bloat and gas. I definitely think it is the baby sometimes, but I am waiting for a more pronounced KICK.

Food cravings: This pregnancy nothing really seems to sound good. It's more like settling for what doesn't make me want to throw up. But I tend to hate sweet things, and crave salty meat things.

Anything making you queasy or sick: Coffee (RIP), sweets, tuna, changing dirty toddler diapers, every time I open the refrigerator bleh. Pretty much everything.
Gender: We will post soon!
Symptoms: Nausea, exhaustion, breaking out, lots of bloat and gas, normal pregnancy symptoms.
Labor Signs: Not any time soon
Belly Button in or out? In 
Wedding rings on or off? My rings still need to be resized from the last pregnancy. My fingers have literally grown like two ring sizes. To be fair I was a ring size 4.5 when I got married, which is really tiny.
Happy or Moody most of the time: Happy! Over the moon excited for another baby
Looking forward to: Wanting to do an ultrasound around 15 weeks since we don't do the 12 week scan. We always prefer the blood test, and insurance won't cover both. We haven't seen the baby since it was teeny tiny at 8 weeks. Looking forward to seeing a big squirmy baby.

New this time: So far this pregnancy has been VERY different from my pregnancy with Aurora. I did not appreciate how easy her pregnancy was back then. I never gagged and threw up with her, I basically forgot I was pregnant most of the time. I was taking a physics class for pete sake. The first trimester was a piece of cake. This time I gag at least 15 times a day and just generally feel awful. Speaking of Aurora, she has been incredibly sweet and is obsessed with babies right now. She is going to make a great big sister